Echelon SmartServer 2.2 Hardware - Manual (Page 7)

Welcome
The SmartServer is a low-cost, high-performance controller, network manager, router, remote network
interface, and Web server that you can use to connect L ON W ORKS , BACnet, Modbus, and M-Bus
devices to corporate IP networks or the Internet.
You can connect the SmartServer to a L ON W ORKS TP/FT-10 channel using the LON connections on
the hardware. You can connect the SmartServer to a PL-20 L ON W ORKS channel through the
high-voltage 100/240V AC mains connection. You can also connect a PL-20 external coupling model
of the SmartServer that has an external coupling circuit to a single-phase or three-phase external
coupler.
The SmartServer hardware includes a RS-232 port for connecting external GSM modems, M-Bus, and
Modbus devices, and other device types, and a RS-485 port for connecting Modbus devices and other
device types. In addition, the SmartServer has two digital inputs, two digital outputs, and two pulse
meter inputs for connecting electric, gas, and water meters.
Once you have wired all the connections for the SmartServer, you can connect the SmartServer to IP
networks using its RJ-45 10/100 BaseT Ethernet port. You can also connect models of the
SmartServer that have built-in 56K V.90 analog modems to IP networks using their RJ-11 telephone
line ports and a dial-out connection.
Optionally, you can connect the RS-232 console port on the SmartServer to a computer running a
terminal emulation program such as PuTTY. This enables you to configure the SmartServer using its
console application.
Purpose
This document describes how to assemble, mount, and wire the SmartServer hardware. It also
describes the buttons and LEDs on the SmartServer hardware.
Audience
This guide is intended for Echelon’s customers, OEMs, system designers, and integrators with an
understanding of control networks.
Models
There are five models of the SmartServer available for use on TP/FT-10 free topology twisted pair and
PL-20 power line channels. This includes the following:
• TP/FT-10 models that include none to all of the following options: IP-852 routing, programming,
and an analog modem.
• PL-20 models that include IP-852 routing and programming, with options for internal or external
coupling. The external coupling circuit enables the PL-20 model to communicate over virtually
any AC or DC power mains.
The following table lists the SmartServer model numbers, the features included with the model, and
the power supply used:
Options
IP-852
Routing Programmable Modem
72101R-430 (FT)
72101R-440 (FT) x x
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